Day To Day Sen Teaching Assistant

Vision For Education Ltd.; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent daily rates paid weekly

Guaranteed pay scheme

Pension contributions

Free training for professional utveckl

Refer a friend bonus

Job summary

Vision for Education is seeking a Day To Day SEN Teaching Assistant to support pupils with additional needs in Wakefield. The role offers 1–4 days per week, Monday to Friday, with hours 8:30–3:30, and requires experience with children or young people and references from recent roles.

Applicants should be prepared for an Enhanced DBS registered to the Update Service and will join a team committed to safeguarding and high‑quality education provision across SEND settings.

Qualifications

• Have previous experience of working with children or young people; ideally within a school, nursery, childcare, youth work, play or care setting within the last 4 years.
• We must be able to obtain valid references from these roles.
• Hold, or be prepared to undergo an Enhanced DBS, registered to the Update Service

Responsibilities

• Support SEN pupils across Wakefield sites for 1–4 days a week, Monday to Friday, 8:30–3:30.
• Assist with classroom activities and provide day‑to‑day support to children with a range of needs (Autism, PMLD, Complex needs, etc.).
• Adhere to safeguarding policies and collaborate with school staff to support learner outcomes.

Skills

Experience with children/young people

Enhanced DBS / Update Service

References available

Job description

Requirements

To be considered for the Part time Support Worker role, you will:

• Have previous experience of working with children or young people; ideally within a school, nursery, childcare, youth work, play or care setting within the last 4 years.
• We must be able to obtain valid references from these roles.
• Hold, or be prepared to undergo an Enhanced DBS, registered to the Update Service

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are: recent experience obtained within the last 4 years, of working with children or young people, ideally within a school, nursery, childcare, youth work, play or care setting. We must be able to obtain references from these roles.

The Role

We are currently seeking additional Day To Day SEN Teaching Assistant to work within our partner SEND school settings in Wakefield. This role involves supporting young people and children with a range of special educational needs. We can offer between 1 and 4 days a week Monday to Friday, but you must be available between the hours of 8:30 - 3:30 on these days.

Therole involves supporting school aged pupils who have been identified as having additional needs. These needs range from Autism, PMLD, Complex needs, Mobility, SEMH and MLD. The assignment is over multiple sites across Huddersfield.

The School

Based in the Wakefield area and is easily accessible via public transport. There is also ample car parking. We are continually seeking quality caring staff members, who with additional experience and training may eventually become full time or even supply support staff members.

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Vision for Education Offer
As a valued employee of Vision for Education and as a Day To Day SEN Teaching Assistant will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

The Edwin Group is voted a top UK-employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026. Rated as 'Excellent' by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group.

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